to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
being too late; losing one's final chance
moment by moment; hour by hour
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
murder; killing; murderer
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to serve; to work for; to attend
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
cane; (walking) stick; wand; stalk (of bamboo, sugar, etc.); stem
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
obedience; submission; resignation
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
pride; boast; credit (to)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)